Their vaunted scrummaging prowess has evaporated this summer after it began to show signs of weakness in the Six Nations, and their coach must now be under severe pressure.

Has the influx of overseas players to the top 14 done major damage to this side? Saint-Andre certainly blamed that, per ESPNScrum.com, for the problems in his front row, but the issues run deeper than a lack of props.

France look like a rugby nation who have lost their identity. They could do with finding it again before they next host the Wallabies in November.